War crimes accused Nizami brought to tribunal

Jamaat-e-Islami chief Motiur Rahman Nizami has been brought to the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) where his verdict for war crimes is expected to be delivered on Wednesday.

bdnews24.com's Kamal Hossain Talukder reported that Nizami reached the ICT premises around 9:19 am.

Earlier at 9:08 am, a prison van carrying him left the Dhaka Central Jail, said Chawkbazaar Police Station OC Azizur Rahman.

The war crimes accused was brought to Dhaka from Gazipur's Kahsimpur Central Jail Tuesday night.

The ICT-1 led by justice M Eneyatur Rahim is expected to deliver the verdict after 10:30 am.

Meanwhile, law enforcers are on a strict vigil to thwart any kind of untoward incidents over the verdict.

Additional RAB and police personnel have been deployed in and around the tribunal, situated at the old High Court premises. Everyone including members of the press has to go through a search by law enforces before entering the tribunal.

Breaking away from its usual trend, the Jamaat-e-Islami has not called for shutdown, which so far been the case for each verdict day of top Jamaat leaders charged with war crimes.

State minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal told reporters Wednesday that they have braced for heightened security measures across Bangladesh and all necessary action will be taken to contain the situation.